Age: 18
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Mason Thames (/θeɪmz/, born July 10, 2007) is a rising young actor who made a remarkable debut as the young teen lead in director/co-writer/producer Scott Derrickson’s hit horror movie, The Black Phone (2021), based on Joe Hill’s short story, co-starring Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke, and returning a spectacular gross of over $161 million (ten times costs) for Blumhouse Productions/Universal Pictures. Thames had his second starring role in his second theatrical feature with the David Henrie-directed adventure horror movie, Monster Summer (2024), co-starring Mel Gibson, Lorraine Bracco, Nora Zehetner, and Kevin James, and released wide by Pastime Pictures. Thames landed his biggest starring role to date as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III in director/writer/producer Dean DeBlois’ live-action adaptation of his original animated feature, How To Train Your Dragon (2025)—which itself was based on Cressida Cowell’s book series—co-starring Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Bronwyn James and Harry Trevaldwyn and released by Universal Pictures. Thames co-starred with McKenna Grace, Allison Williams, and Dave Franco in the Josh Boone-directed screen version of Colleen Hoover’s novel, Regretting You (2025), produced by Constantin Film and released by Paramount Pictures. Mason Thames revived his role as Finney in director/co-writer/producer Scott Derrickson’s anticipated sequel, The Black Phone 2 (2025), co-starring Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, Demian Bichir, and again produced by Blumhouse Productions and released by Universal Pictures. Thames reunited with co-star McKenna Grace in director/writer Lee Kirk’s road comedy, New Year’s Rev (date to be announced), with Jenna Fischer, Sean Gunn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Jolene Blalock, Angela Kinsey, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Buffy Milner, and Billie Joe Armstrong, and produced by Live Nation Productions. Thames then returned as Finney in Universal Pictures’ live-action sequel, directed and written once again by Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027), co-starring Gerard Butler and Nico Parker. Thames co-starred in the Germany-U.S. co-production based on Colleen Hoover’s novel, Regretting You (2025), co-starring Allison Williams, McKenna Grace, Dave Franco, and Willa Fitzgerald under Josh Boone’s direction, and which was released by Paramount Pictures (worldwide)/Constantin Film (Germany). Thames then co-starred with Peter Dinklage and Dave Franco, with Kiernan Shipka and O’Shea Jackson, in director/co-writer/producer Macon Blair’s comedy, The Shitheads (date to be announced), and was produced by Gramercy Park Media/Rough House Pictures/Slate Entertainment Group. Thames returned to his live-action role as Hiccup alongside the original cast in director/writer/producer Dean DeBlois’ sequel for Universal Pictures, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027).
Five years have passed since the Bat-Signal last lit up the clouds of Gotham. In the wake of a devastating tragedy that shattered the Bat-family, Bruce Wayne has become a ghost, a recluse haunted by a past he cannot outrun. But the city has grown darker in his absence. Under the cold grip of A.R.G.U.S., the infamous Arkham district has been walled off, turned into "Arkham State'', a sovereign military zone ruled by the iron fist of Dr. Hugo Strange. Strange’s mandate is simple: total containment. But rumors of "Protocol 10" and horrific biological experiments suggest a much more sinister agenda. When a classified leak reveals a personal connection to Bruce’s past trapped within the walls, the Dark Knight is forced to don the cowl once more. The film plunges the audience in media res into the snowy, blood-soaked streets of the walled-off city. Batman is already inside, and he isn't alone. In a move that defies every moral code he once held, he has liberated The Joker. Told through a fragmented, non-linear narrative, the audience must piece together why Batman has chosen to work with his greatest enemy. As the "Deadly Duo" carves a path through Strange’s private army and the grotesque "Monster Men" stalking the ruins, the Joker plays a sadistic game of psychological warfare, peeling back the layers of Bruce’s trauma. In this claustrophobic descent into madness, the mission is clear: find the heart of Strange’s operation and shut it down. But in a city built on secrets and fueled by vengeance, the greatest threat isn't the monsters behind the glass, it's the fragile bond between two enemies who have nothing left to lose.
